C64 'beat'em-up' Crow Boy game preview source code available!

Genesis Project has released today a crack for the C64 side-scroller game preview called ‘Crow Boy’. The preview doesn’t to much gamey stuff for is is actually a demonstration of a side-scroller involving a character that can run and jump around. It was started a while back as a college project but was eventually abandoned.

On the bright side, the developer decided to put the source online after fixing some bugs and other issues, in case anybody finds it useful. The game is coded in assembler and needs DASM to be built, plus other tools.

He warns that “the code is not the cleanest ever, but can be freely used as a basis for other projects. If you do decide to use any of the code, please share a link. Bug fixes/improvements are also welcome.”

Currently, only PAL is supported. The game will still run in NTSC mode, but graphics and sound may not behave properly.

The scroller is very smooth as well as the character animation. It is very nice to see people sharing their source code so others can learn more and hopefully come up with new and exciting games for the C64.